BA Human Geography (Placement Year)
About this course
BA Hons in Human Geography (Placement Year), a geography degree examining the dynamic relationships between human societies and their surrounding environments. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, Fieldwork, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Entrepreneurship, and Design & Creative Practice. The course includes a dedicated third-year industry placement year and a final-year independent research dissertation. The first year introduces foundational themes through modules such as Global Human Geography, Introducing Research in Geography, Society and Place, and Foundation Skills for LEC. The second year builds competence in spatial and social investigations with modules like Cultural and Social Geography, Geographical Data Science, Geography, Development and the Majority World, Human Geography in Practice, and Political and Economic Geography. Optional modules and field courses cover various specialised geographic themes. The final year centres on the completion of the dissertation alongside advanced optional modules addressing contemporary environmental and urban challenges.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB. We recommend that this includes Geography, or alternatively you should have one of the following subjects: Classics, Economics, English Literature, History, Philosophy, Psychology, Religious Studies, and Sociology. IB: 30 points overall with 15 points from the best 3 HL subjects including Geography or alternative cognate subject at HL grade 6
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 89%: 8 offers from 9 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 9 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 94%
- Learning opportunities: 84%
- Assessment and feedback: 66%
- Academic support: 88%
- Organisation and management: 81%
- Learning resources: 96%
- Student voice: 64%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 25 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
What graduates do next
Based on about 13 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 80%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 10%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 35%
- Teaching Professionals: 15%
- Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals: 15%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 5%
- Sales occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 65%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 45%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 210 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 34%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 12%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 8%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 14%
- South East: 9%
- South West: 8%
- Wales: 3%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Foundation Skills for LEC
- Global Human Geography
- Introducing Research in Geography
- Society and Place
- Global Challenges in World Politics
- Parties, Populism and Protest
- Policy Lab
- Political Theory for a Troubled World
- Cultural and Social Geography
- Geographical Data Science
- Geography, Development and the Majority World
- Human Geography in Practice
- Political and Economic Geography
- Environmental Geography
- Sustainable Hebrides: Field Course
- Placement
- Dissertation
- Challenging Cities in the 21st Century
- Creative Geographies: Place, Space and the Geographies of Imagination
- Eco-Innovation for Sustainable Development
- Food and Agriculture in the 21st Century
- Geographies of Transformation in the Global South
- Governing Socio-Ecological Systems in Tropical Asia Field Course
- Health Geographies
- Managing the Energy Transition
- Political Ecology
- Spatial Data Analysis
- Teaching, Outreach and Public Engagement
- The Politics of Urban Futures: Field Course
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Human Geography (Placement Year) at Lancaster University earn?
The median salary is £29,000 after 15 months, £26,000 after 3 years, £32,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £27,000 and £40,000. The £32,500 median after five years is £2,000 less than the UK median for Human geography.
What do graduates of BA Human Geography (Placement Year) at Lancaster University do next?
95% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Human Geography (Placement Year) at Lancaster University?
94% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Human Geography (Placement Year) at Lancaster University?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 30 points in the IB. The average entrant had 128 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Human Geography (Placement Year) at Lancaster University?
89% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 8 offers from 9 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Human Geography (Placement Year) at Lancaster University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory placement year.
How many students continue on BA Human Geography (Placement Year) at Lancaster University?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.